Constitutes the fifth part of Theodor de Bry's Small voyages, printed in 13 parts and an Appendix in Frankfurt am Main and Oppenheim from 1597 to 1633

This work has been identified as the first issue of the sole Latin edition of part five of the Small voyages by Church

There are two issues of the sole Latin edition of part 5 as identified by Church: the first has plates numbered I-XX printed on recto only; the second issue has some of the plates numbered I-XX printed on recto and verso

This part contains an account of a voyage to the East Indies made by Jacob Cornelisz Neck (or van Neck) and Wybrandt van Warwijk, in 1598-1599

Translation of: Journael ofte dagh-register, inhoudende een waerachtigh verhael vande reyse ghedaen 1598 / by Jacob Cornelisz van Neck and Wijbrant van Warwyck, first printed Amsterdam, 1601

Pages 57-60 contain a list of vocubulary in the Malay language and the Javanese language with its translation into Latin; also contains numerals in the language of the Maluku islands with their equivalents in Latin

"Icones artificiosae, verae et accuratae, praecipvarvm insvlarvm, civitatvm, flvviorvm, popvlorvm, et rervm caeterarum, in nauigatione ab Hollandis visarum, obseruatarum, gestarumque: cum delineatione necessaria peregrinarum nauium, auium, & barbarorum quorundam rituum. Singvlis iconibvs sva seorsim explicatio & interpretatio subdita est, vt lectoris ita captui consuleretur. Qvae omnia sedvla indvstria et diligentia accurata in aes incisa & edita sunt. À Iohanne Theodorico et Iohanne Israele de Bry fratribus", p. [1-2], 3rd count, has separate title page with imprint: Francofvrti, imprimebat Matthaevs Becker. Anno M. DCI. [1601]

Signatures: )(⁴ ()(1 verso, )(4 blank) A-G⁴ chi² a1 (a1 verso blank)

Fully engraved and illustrated title page; engraved head and tail pieces; initials

Contains 20 leaves of plates which are printed on recto only and numbered I-XX, following p. [1-2], 3rd count, and which are signed a2-e4 chi1

Church, E.D. Discovery

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675

Alden, J.E. European Americana

John Carter Brown Library copies 1 and 2 have plates numbered I-XX following p. [1-2], 3rd count, printed in recto only

John Carter Brown Library copy 2 (J De Bry SV pt. 4 1601 Lat cop. 2) bound as 2nd item of 2 with: Pars qvarta Indiae Orientalis: qva primvm varij generis animalia, fructus arbores: item, aromata seu species & materialia: similiter & margarita seu vniones, ac gemmarum species pleraeq[ue]; sicut in India tum effodiantur, tum generentur; quo itidem in censu, pretio & appellatione sint, accuratè describuntur / by Jan Huygen van Linschoten, Frankfurt am Main, 1601, which is the sole Latin edition of part 4 of De Bry's Small voyages

John Carter Brown Library copy 2 has plates numbered IV, VI, VIII-XIII, and XVII present in a folded state; two copies of IV are folded and bound in

John Carter Brown Library copy 2 imperfect: wanting p. [7-8], 1st count, blank leaf; this copy has been trimmed down to 30 cm. in height

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy 2: Rhode Island Historical Society: book stamp on recto of second front flyleaf and pink book stamp on title page

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